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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: I just read it. Check this out... posted by SE on January 1, 2007 at 07:50:20:
While the statement *is* rather a coldly rational view of a pastime we hold dear, please remember that the act of passively listening to music is peculiarly Western, and relatively recent. The movement of music from the Courts and Churches (ambient/ritualistic use) to the newfangled "Concert Hall" (birth of the 'artist/hero' and his passive listeners), happened around the 17th-18th Century.Music helping social groups cohere? Well, the rise of Nationalism in Europe and the Nationalist composer came about because dividing lines between countries were often spongy and vague. It was a way of re-enforcing group identity. Think of Finlandia.
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- Re: I just read it. Check this out... - jdaniel 20:45:10 01/01/07 (1)
- Actually, you pointed out the only part of the author's statement... - SE 04:05:32 01/02/07 (0)
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